A family story - in black and white

On the site of a former slave plantation in rural Hallettsville, Texas, black and white descendants of the Foley family gathered for a family reunion, laying yellow roses on the graves of their shared kin.

By Photos by Jerry Baker / For the Chronicle

on April 19, 2014 8:39 PM

Photo: Jerry Baker/for the Chronicle

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Bobbie Wilson, from left, of Pattison, and Gloria Jubert, of Hockey, place yellow roses on the graves in the Foley Cemetery in Hallettsville.

Bobbie Wilson, from left, of Pattison, and Gloria Jubert, of Hockey, place yellow roses on the graves in the Foley Cemetery in Hallettsville.

Family members explore the property that was formerly part of the Foley plantation in Hallettsville.

Family members explore the property that was formerly part of the Foley plantation in Hallettsville.

Photo: Jerry Baker, For The Chronicle

Family members explore the property that was formerly part of the... Photo-6190082.84210 - Houston Chronicle

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Family members explore the property that was formerly part of the Foley plantation in Hallettsville.

Family members explore the property that was formerly part of the Foley plantation in Hallettsville.

Photo: Jerry Baker, For The Chronicle

Family members explore the property that was formerly part of the... Photo-6190087.84210 - Houston Chronicle

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Family members Lasonya Foley-Foster, from left, Natasha Foley-Johnson, Evelyn Foley-Shelton, all of Hallettsville, Sheri Moralez, of Lubbock, and Clarence Jubert, of China, TX, share a family tree while exploring the property that was formerly part of the Foley plantation in Hallettsville. less

Family members Lasonya Foley-Foster, from left, Natasha Foley-Johnson, Evelyn Foley-Shelton, all of Hallettsville, Sheri Moralez, of Lubbock, and Clarence Jubert, of China, TX, share a family tree while ... more